Sorry to hear that. I’m waiting for my Librem 5 myself and I’m also bracing myself for disappointment, especially given the years of waiting.
A small consolation may be the fact that not all the software development effort we’ve paid for is lost. On the contrary, the work Purism has done both in userspace and kernel have immense value. One day, another Linux-based phone will appear, and it’s going to stand on the shoulders of what Purism did. It’s never going to be perfect, or even nearly as polished as the duopoly UX we’re accustomed to. But it’s going to be good enough, no matter if Purism will even be around by then.
Also, the software for our Librems will only become better with time, as annoyances are ironed out.
tl;dr Purism is definitely underdelivering, and we have all reason to be mad at them. It’s only going to get better though.
A small consolation may be the fact that not all the software development effort we’ve paid for is lost. On the contrary, the work Purism has done both in userspace and kernel have immense value. One day, another Linux-based phone will appear, and it’s going to stand on the shoulders of what Purism did. It’s never going to be perfect, or even nearly as polished as the duopoly UX we’re accustomed to. But it’s going to be good enough, no matter if Purism will even be around by then.
Also, the software for our Librems will only become better with time, as annoyances are ironed out.
tl;dr Purism is definitely underdelivering, and we have all reason to be mad at them. It’s only going to get better though.